Matthew Brandes wrote:
> (I posted this in the Newsgroup a couple of months ago but received little
> response, so I'm reposting here...)
>
> I am about to schedule my second maintenance on my '97 Dak V8. When I
> first got the truck I noticed what I think is an engine vibration between
> 66-68 mph. It's easily felt in steering wheel and gas pedal and you can
> kinda hear it w/o the radio on. When I took it in for it's first
> maintenance they thought it was due to an out of balance tire. So they
> balanced, rotated, and aligned the tires. Did not get rid of the vibration
> in the least bit.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas where this vibration could be originating from?
> I'd like to give the Service Manager some ideas on where to look. In my
> mind, something in the engine is out of balance or it could be something in
> the transmission.
>
> Matthew Brandes
>
> '97 Dak CC, Auto, V8
>
> Matthew Brandes
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I experienced a similar problem with my 91 LE CC V8 when new at speeds between
68 and 72. The local Dodge service department indicated that this had been a
problem in previous years with the auto transmission, but had not been reported
for 91s. They installed some kind of counter-weight on either the tailshaft of
the transmission or the head of the driveshaft, the designated fix for the
complaint on previous models, and indeed, that fixed the problem. Don't know
if you're experiencing same problem (you'd think they'd figured it out by now),
but who knows? You might mention it to the service manager, but unless he's
been servicing Dodge's for at least six years, he might not know of this
problem.
Chris
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